Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • 2012


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46 % Rotten
$ 55 Million
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Positive Reviews 82
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Average Rating 2.8/5
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2.0
(Spike Lees The 25th Hour accomplished this in one breathtaking montage, but still.) Av Club
2.0
A polarizing load of quirkiness in Extremely Loud gunks up (at least for this hometown mourner; your results may vary) what is at heart a piercing sto .. EW
3.1
The artists usual tactic is to center on individuals whose lives are a rebuke to the tragedy.They sidestep the actual event and focus on a parallel ev .. Rogerebert
4.5
It hardly matters that Horn manages to give such a naturalistic, unmannered performance as the young Oskar when everything around him has been so deli .. Variety
0.5
His portrayal of Oskar is admirably off putting, bristling with a sincere and full bodied intensity. ( Austin Chronicle
2.0
The story had its tearjerking moments but earned its happy ending through toughness. Time Out
1.3
This film buries its soul beneath its own pretentious rubble, and the youthful, labyrinthine mind in which it places viewers feels less like an offbea ..
1.3
Stephen Daldrys extremely labored and incredibly crass adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foers novel.
1.5
Though its wrapped in a gauzy cloak of naturalism, Daldry cannot muster any of the direct, gut punch emotionalism found in something like Jacques Doil .. Screen Daily
3.5
Whatever the case, its an exceptional natural performance, entirely convincing and exhilarating to experience. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
As a portrait of what happens to a family when its glue disappears, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close wrung a bucket of tears out of me.
1.0
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a film that is so idiotic on every conceptual level that there are times when it almost feels like a straight f .. E Film Critic
3.5
Though there are many themes coursing through this movie, its primary concern is how anyone copes with a loss like this one.
2.5
It deals with something important but intrinsically boring, people going through life in a low grade fever of grief, loss and sadness. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Its challenging, divisive and has moments of beauty but leaves you cold.
2.5
Oskars sorrow is very real and tangible Daldry remains excellent at casting young boys and getting naturalistic performances out of them but the movie .. Cinema Blend
2.0
But while aiming to explore the riddle of grief, this particular story fails by listening to strange angels. Ny Daily News
4.0
A very emotionally satisfying film, and something that manages to be life affirming despite dealing with one of the more tragic events of our generati .. JoBlo
3.1
Much of this movie is artificial and sentimental, but not Horns performance it commands our attention. The Globe And Mail
3.1
Theyre all fine, but no one can do much about the movies nettlesome problem this is a story invented to exist in a book, and you can feel it resisting .. Philly
3.8
Not for moviegoers who hold that heartstring plucking is a betrayal of the contract between director and audience. Philly
4.5
No awake spirit can move through this world without enduring a broken heart. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Confuses profundity with bathos, narrative elegance with literary archness and emotional power with sentimental handwringing. One Guys Opinion
0.5
The deluge of tears is Daldrys idea of pathos, but to these eyes, its Oscar trolling 9/11 kitsch. Village Voice
3.8
There is just enough distance from the event, and just enough heart to this story to help us all with something it has taken a decade to come to terms .. Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
Trouble is this historical drama is contrived and artificial, and its reality seems fudged. Sover
4.4
It may wring tears from your eyes, but you will not leave the theater feeling hollow or beaten down. ReelViews
2.0
Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the c .. Blu Ray
3.8
In short, I approached Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close with my heart firmly closed, but the movie delicately pried it back open again.For that it .. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Her key scene, near the end, is touching, heart breaking and could have easily been over done.
3.1
While flawed and sometimes overwrought, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closes tale of the effect of 9/11 on a sensitive boy is worth seeing, particularly .. Usa Today
1.9
Exacerbating the movies hands off atmosphere is the pervasive lack of momentum within Roths screenplay, as the scripter relies primarily on Oskars hop .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
It explores the survivors syndrome and it delves into the grief of sudden loss. Lariat
2.0
Nothing about the dramas execution suggests that it is, at its core, a September 11th story. Eric Ds Nider
3.5
Overall, the film is decent, but I kept expecting it to be something more emotionally engaging and powerful and perhaps a tad less manipulative. Screen It
3.1
Solidly crafted, impeccably acted and self important in the way that Oscar loves, Extremely Loud is also incredibly close to exploitation.Thatll happe .. Rolling Stone
2.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t .. Pop Matters
3.5
It was a showy and sometimes excessive display of individual authorial cleverness anchored in a collective tragedy. The Wrap
2.0
Shamelessly manipulative, prone to mawkish sentimentality and let down by an ending that fails to ring true and feels like a cop out. View London
3.8
That palatable mix may be exactly what makes Extremely Loud worth seeing. News Day
2.0
I favor the notion that you make a movie when you make a movie and you let the chips fall where they may. Cs Monitor
1.3
In the end, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close pulls out all the stops trying to put the audience through the emotional wringer.Its Oscar mongering o .. New York Post
3.5
This sends the grief stricken boy on a tear to find the lock it fits. Film Journal International ..
3.5
Where Horn delivers is in his portrayal of an already emotionally vulnerable child whos bowled over by unimaginable grief. Az Central
3.8
This is an actor giving a performance, and the performance is close to great.Horn works hard. Boston
2.5
Its no surprise that the grief drenched Sept. 11 drama Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close should turn out incredibly mawkish.A cloying exercise in sent .. Boston
3.5
That said, Im not calling Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close bad.But it is shamelessly manipulative and incrediblyand unbelievablycontrived. Mountain X
4.5
Yet what many interpreted as a severe case of whimsy in a book clearly meant for adults translates into a dark but warm and captivating movie for kids .. Npr
3.1
Innocent Oskar and his isnt life wondrous adventures left me disappointed, depressed and somewhat irritated. Star Tribune
4.5
dark daydream about coping with the secret guilts we all harbor, about the creeping horror of thinking about that day that all New Yorkers dealt with. ..
2.0
I wish the tale didnt have so many endings and so many facile ones, which turns the otherwise disturbing saga into a sentimental, borderline schmaltzy .. Emanuellevy
4.0
It was as if merely to exhibit them constituted some kind of moral offence. Guardian
1.0
A meaty whiff of phoney baloney rises from this extremely contrived and incredibly preposterous movie, a mawkish, precious and bizarre fantasy of emot .. Guardian
1.9
The result is a climactic emotional catharsis that doesnt feel gratifying or earned, but rather fabricated, a final bit of stickiness in a movie that .. Q Network
1.3
Probably one of the most exploitative and heavy handed films concerning 9/11 Ive ever seen. Cinema Crazed
2.0
What we get instead is frankly a drag, a slow moving tale of healing and redemption with a low wattage resolution youll glimpse miles away and a whole .. Salon
4.5
Its a potent and emotionally explosive film that I connected with deeply.
4.0
Extraordinary and life affirming, it packs a wrenching emotional wallop. Susang Ranger
3.1
A nice little literary exercise on paper, perhaps, but Im afraid it didnt add up to anything convincing for me on the screen. Observer
2.5
So this isnt the horror show of grief porn it could have been.It wants you to cry. Movies
1.5
The movie has touching moments, but they come when the adults are talking. Movies
4.5
Young Thomas Horn rips through the part; verbally, hes very adroit. New Yorker
3.0
Half the time you sit there wondering, what sort of mother lets her bereft 11 year old wander New York City alone or in the company of an elderly stra .. Boston Herald
3.0
There is a fairytale innocence to this boy exploring New York in search of answers and forgiveness. Express
1.9
Oskar lives on an undetermined spot somewhere along the autism spectrum. Chicago Tribune
4.5
Its not one of the best of the year, and an Oscar nomination for Best Picture is a real stretch.But its a pretty good movie. Flickfilosopher
5.3
We could all use a movie that offers a cathartic means of processing the unreality we witnessed a decade ago. Blogs Indie Wire
1.5
Maybe that one would have been more rewarding and less reductive. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
8 things to watch out for this week Feature Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta debuts on PS4, Monster Hunter World hits PC and Better Call Sau .. Total Film
4.4
Of course, the story takes leaps of logic in its depiction of Oskars citywide search for the keys proper home.With only one cluethe label Blackto guid .. The Atlantic
5.0
What about Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close I think its the filmmakers most daring effort yet, and whether he ends up going four for four on the Osca .. Movie Freak
2.0
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is the kind of movie you want to punch in the nose. Detroit News
2.5
There have already been at least two far better movies about grief and loss this year, both with far better child actors, too, and Daldrys movie never ..
2.5
In lesser hands than Daldrys, the film could have been an unmitigated disaster, but its tony pedigree nevertheless encourages a slick treatment and do .. Groucho Reviews
3.0
... that last act connects with a blunt force, a real emotional wallop. Hit Fix
1.9
It apparently worked, as the film got a surprise Best Picture nomination, thereby making it quite possibly the worst film ever nominated for that hono .. Aisle Seat
2.5
And along the movie follows, on an eccentric tour of the five boroughs with hip humor and wall to wall quirk.Its potentially heart tugging, but all of .. Nj
2.5
Acting aside, Extremely Loud manages to be a very mixed blessing. Movie Habit
4.0
Asking nonstop questions, being overly trustful of strangers, and entering random homes inspires disappointment instead of empathy.
1.0
Oskars grating voiceover leaves no room for ambiguity, with Daldry dragging his audience through a muddled tale of swings, tambourines and wardrobes. Cine Vue
2.0
This movie wants to rip out your heart like nothing has since the twin towers collapsed. Tamp A Bay
2.5
Littered with characters who seem intent on being irritating, it also sways between being emotionally manipulative and genuinely moving. Nz Herald
0.6
When people jumped from the burning towers of the World Trade Center, no pretty piano music accompanied their fall. Red Eye Chicago
4.5
Perhaps just being about 9/11 is this movies greatest sin, as it is as well made and well acted as any film youll see this year. Stl Today
2.5
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is supposed to promote healing, but as they say in New York: close, but no cigar. Stl Today
3.1
In between scenes of stark purity and touching reverence, there seem to be missing gaps in the storytelling. Dustin Put Man
4.4
...theres nothing very special about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, other than the remarkable Max von Sydow and a preternaturally alert performa .. Ar Kansas Online
2.5
...an uncomfortable combination of movie precociousness and real world catastrophe. Larsen On Film
2.5
Too precious.While there is emotional weight to be lifted here, Daldry and writer Eric Roth remove any sense of heaviness by taking it too far in the .. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
Eastwood and Hanks are the right men for an epic of understated heroism Toy Story 3. The Arts Desk
2.0
Its louder is better approach is just too much. The tantrums, the tears, the bloody tambourine the main character shakes at every given moment. It all .. Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
Its a toss up as to which is more annoying: the scatter shot screenplay by Eric Roth or the increasingly grating lead performance by newcomer Thomas H .. Patriot Ledger
2.0
Too emotionally bullying and manipulative to feel like anything other than an endurance test. Antagony & Ecstasy
3.1
His performance isnt weak, but neither does it satisfy emotionally like it ought to given the heightened dramatics of this story.
2.0
You take a bite and it tastes a little strange.Deciding to give it a chance, you carry on and finish off the plate. The Film Pie
3.1
But the rest is a gimmicky imitation of life that is stretched too wide and is too thin to sustain credulity. Js Online
3.0
But the obsessiveness imported from Foers novel is crucial in conveying one kind of compensatory response to the void of grief produced by the destruc .. Film Comment
3.0
Synopsis A searing debut from youngster Thomas Horn as a small boy trying to make sense of the death of his father on 9/11 distinguishes this multi la .. Sky
4.4
Desplat is one of our finest composers hitting the screens film after film. Awards Circuit
2.5
The strong acting somewhat elevates the rote material, but Daldrys film ultimately fails to rise above the schmaltzy limitations of Eric Roths disappo .. What Culture
2.0
Even its failure lacks distinction. Its just a well intentioned, mediocre film: extremely self important and incredibly tiresome. Scots Man
3.1
What doesnt: The films many touching moments are offset by at least as many contrivances. No La
1.9
If you want to make sense out of something that doesnt make sense, you may want to try seeing a movie thats a little less manipulative. Scene Stealers
1.5
What seemed a gimmicky device on the page feels even more awkwardly whimsical and implausible on screen What So
3.0
A mixed bag of intelligent tragedy and poor choices, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close has the ability to tug at the heart strings it just gets them .. Film 4
2.5
The Guys, 25th Hour and United 93 paid tribute to the heroes of that fateful day; this picture mainly pays tribute to its ability to pat itself on the .. Clclt
1.5
Hollywood loves tragedy, especially if they can exploit it, by leaving out the humanity and substituting star power and shtik. Tony Mack
1.5
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is an emotionally charged movie that will absolutely make audiences cry, but the calculated nature of it renders t .. Concrete Play Ground
2.0
This is, if you can believe it, maybe the first mainstream example of 9/11 kitsch. Film Blather
3.0
Still, the story is an important and touching reminder that so many are still dealing with their loss, and to miss the performance of Thomas Horn woul .. Review Express
3.0
Yes, its good to acknowledge a great performer, but to do so in a film like this, in which the best male performance comes from a 15 year old unknown, .. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.5
Its a bitch that life cant be tied up as nicely as a childrens book, but Extremely Loud does its best to distract us into feeling that it can be.Its g .. Entertainment Time
2.5
Somewhere in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close there probably is a great movie. It just didnt get made. Tri City Herald
3.5
This movie is exquisitely made, as Daldry provides a typically classy craft effort. Trespass Mag
1.0
Theres only so much of this sickly sweet nonsense a human being can take. Daily Star
3.0
But like many solid Hollywood melodramas, theres something sweet and emotionally connective underneath the layers artificial posturing. Daily Film Fix
4.4
Vacation photographs often capture perfect moments in favorite places. Qc Times
1.3
Too soon For Stephen Daldrys 9/11 drama, the right time is never. Boston Phoenix
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
1.5
The POV becomes irritatingly self involved and self tormenting. Theres a game playing with grief in the movies roving, Lord of the Wrings Emotions que .. Vue Weekly
1.5
Its just the character of Oskar, as drawn, is so relentlessly ungiving and self obsessed, hes Extremely Tiresome & Incredibly Hard To Take. Spectator
1.5
And, in my opinion, when dealing with the real life grief of an entire nation, fuzzy just doesnt cut it. Battleship Pretension
3.8
Hes precocious, hes baffled by normal social interactions, but hes ultimately a surprisingly well rounded character, not just some quirky little child .. The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
1.5
It is the only cute thing about Oskar.But Grandma is keeping a secret of her own. Film Festival Today
1.3
You need lots of gifted people chasing after the same bad idea to make a movie as colossally misguided as this one. Miami
3.0
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2.0
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closes greatest strength is that it prods and provokes, never relenting. Film.com
3.0
Horns naturalistic performance is so unmannered, expressive, and spontaneous that it almost overcomes every self consciously precocious personality ti .. Metro Times
1.3
While the film is a narrative disaster, it does contain two performances of note. Illinois Times
3.0
Fascinating despite itself. Which every way you fall, this will provoke a strong reaction. Little White Lies
2.5
Yes, Daldry extracts a few tears in the process, but the increasing number of precious touches leaves you feeling pandered to and clumsily manipulated .. Ut Sandiego
3.5
Or Extremely Self Absorbed and Dangerously Moronic..Orwell, Ill leave it to you. Saportare Port
3.5
What makes Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close good is its sense of goodness. MSN Movies
3.0
Jonathan Safran Foers acclaimed novel about a boy whose father was killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11 has been brought to the screen with great .. Movie Mom
4.0
Director Stephen Daldry doesnt so much tug at the heartstrings as reach inside your chest and give them a good yank, but while you know youre being ma .. Liver Pool Echo
4.0
I can see why some might find the film sickly or overly sentimental, even a little forced, but it worked well enough on me to have me wiping away a fe .. The Mercury
3.5
There are so many lovely moments in this film and it will have you laughing and crying sometimes at the same time. The Popcorn Junkie
3.0
The quality of the craft at the best moments of the film is undeniable. Blog Oregonlive
4.5
He preaches reconciliation, the dissolving of unpleasant social conflicts and contradictions. World Socialist Web Site
4.5
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is an arresting film.You will laugh, you will cry, and in the end, you will smile.Director Stephen Daldrys adaptat .. Fox News
4.0
Its the metaphor which is important here. The dawning realisation that searching for something might be more important than what you do or do not disc .. Birmingham Mail
2.5
From its wordy title to the impressive vocabulary and compulsive list making of its possibly autistic young narrator hero, this is a motion picture th .. Commercial Appeal (Memphis ..
2.5
When it was finally over, I found myself not just disappointed, but a little annoyed. Frankly, it seems more than a little like a cheat. Movie Metropolis
1.0
The situation is wrenching in too many ways at once. You sit there, first cringing, then fighting back, out of primitive self respect. This Is London
3.0
Regardless, Extremely Loud serves as a timely reminder of the arbitrary nature of the Oscar race. Ultra Culture
4.0
Thomas Horn makes the film! The emotion he manages to evoke in a single scene is brilliant. He captivated me and had me living with him through the em .. Jo Reviews
3.1
Terribly uneven, moving in places but very frustrating in others. Ohio
3.8
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is grim, but also uplifting as it defines how finally coming to grips with the inexplicable can be cathartic and h .. Jc Online
4.4
I disagree.Yes, its sad and still raw, but in the careful hands of these filmmakers, its rich dramatic material well worth exploring. Jackson Ville
3.1
More irritating than touching, healing or any of the positive things one would guess such a story and cast would produce. Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) ..
4.5
But in its stark exploration of wrenching loss and the capricious way human lives collide with each other, it best captures the emotional vacuum felt .. Ticket Sarasota
1.0
Hackneyed metaphors get piled high, and the film portrays emotional invasiveness and manipulative behavior as noble pursuits (if youre white). Dare Daniel
3.0
Through the boys eyes we see a world that can be cruel, but that can also be filled with love, laughter and adventure. Crunch On This
3.0
Thomas Horn ... carrying a myriad emotions on very young and capable shoulders, regardless of obvious irritable character traits. Real.com
3.0
As Oskar opines about his fathers casket: Its just an empty box. The same charge the films guilty of.
5.0
Director Stephen Daldry (The Hours, The Reader) makes magic with Eric Roths script...
1.0
You rather end up wishing Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close would just pipe down and back off.
2.0
Oskar expounds to excess, a problem that becomes worse as time drags on and is particularly excruciating during the one way verbal dialogues with Von ..



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